- Win Rate
- 50.7%
- Pick Rate
- 1.9%
- Ban Rate
- 6.1%
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank
- Patch
- 26.20
- Games
- 2,510
- Lane
- All Lanes
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 13, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.20. Gangplank wins with a 64.7% win rate (+29.4%) over Heimerdinger based on 34 games. Gangplank holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Heimerdinger vs Gangplank matchup.
Heimerdinger Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Heimerdinger performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Who wins Heimerdinger vs Gangplank?
Heimerdinger wins 34.4% of these games. With this many games the true rate is most likely between 20.4% and 51.7% (95% range).
- Expected
- 51.7% From both champions' overall Top win rates
- Matchup effect
- −17.4 pts Observed minus expected
- Sample
- 32 games Lane: Top
- vs patch 26.19
- — Not enough games on both patches
Lane: Top · Ranked Solo/Duo & Flex · North America server · All ranks · Patch 26.20 · Oct 9 – Oct 11
Key takeaways
- Current data slightly favors Gangplank, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Heimerdinger wins 34.4% of 32 games (95% range 20.4–51.7%).
- That is 17.4 points worse for Heimerdinger than both champions' overall Top win rates predict (51.7%), so the matchup itself works against this pick.
- Gangplank usually wins the lane: 654 gold ahead of Heimerdinger at 15 minutes on average (32 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
- Heimerdinger players pick Flash + Heal far more often against Gangplank: 0.7% of their other Top games, 6.3% here.
How we calculate this
Games: ranked Solo/Duo and Flex games on the North America server from the patch shown. Remakes (games under 5 minutes) are excluded.
A game only counts when Heimerdinger and Gangplank played the same position on opposite teams, so roaming, lane swaps within a team or a champion merely being in the same game never count as this matchup.
The 95% range is a Wilson score interval. Confidence comes from how wide that range is: within ±3 points is very high, ±5 high, ±8 moderate, anything wider low. Below 20 games a matchup is not classified at all.
Expected win rate combines both champions’ win rates in this lane (same games and filters) with the log5 formula: E = A(1−B) / (A(1−B) + B(1−A)). Matchup effect = observed − expected.
"What changes" compares Heimerdinger's choices in this matchup with the same champion's other games in the same lane, and lists a change only when it is at least 3 points and statistically significant (two-proportion z-test, |z| ≥ 2, 20+ games).
Results are not split by rank: the sample per rank is too small for honest per-rank matchup numbers.
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank Laning Stats
At 15 minutes
Whole-game averages
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank Win Rate by Game Length
Heimerdinger's win rate against Gangplank by game length. The dot is the win rate, the bar its 95% range and the dashed line the champion's usual win rate at that length. Lengths with fewer than 25 games are left blank.
No game length stands out: Heimerdinger's results against Gangplank in short and long games are within the margin of error of each other.
Heimerdinger vs Gangplank Power Spikes
Who is ahead at each stage, measured from these games. A stage reads "Even" when the difference is inside the margin of error, and "Insufficient data" when there are too few games to tell.
- Lane (15 min)GangplankHeimerdinger gold at 15: −654
- First itemGangplankHeimerdinger: 12.2 min · Gangplank: 11.5 min
- Games under 20 minInsufficient data
- 20–30 min gamesInsufficient data
- 30+ min gamesInsufficient data
What Heimerdinger Changes Against Gangplank
Choices Heimerdinger players make noticeably more or less often in this matchup than in their other Top games.
Flash + HealSummoner spellsUsually0.7%vs Gangplank6.3%+5.5 pts
Imperial MandateItemUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gangplank3.1%+3.1 pts
Amplifying Tome + Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion + Stealth WardStarting itemsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gangplank3.1%+3.1 pts
Exhaust + GhostSummoner spellsUsuallyunder 0.5%vs Gangplank3.1%+3.1 pts
Best Heimerdinger Build vs Gangplank
Usual Heimerdinger build (Top)
81.8% win rate · 11 games
Against Gangplank
Not enough matchup-specific build data: only 4 of 14 Heimerdinger games against Gangplank carried a complete build, which is too few to recommend an item path from. Use Heimerdinger's standard build instead.
- Heimerdinger usually completes Blackfire Torch first, at 12.2 min (median of 20 games).
- Gangplank usually completes Essence Reaver first, at 11.5 min (median of 31 games).
- Skill priority: Q > W > E — the same as usual.
Builds are ranked by the lower edge of their win rate range, not the raw win rate, so a build seen in a handful of wins never outranks a proven one.
Best Heimerdinger Runes vs Gangplank
Usual Heimerdinger runes (Top)
Conqueror
53.2% win rate · 712 games
Against Gangplank
Too few games for a matchup-specific rune page yet — use the usual page.
Plan your Heimerdinger draft in Draft Lab
Draft Lab lays out both teams lane by lane with live matchup win rates, damage profiles and game-phase lean, and suggests picks and bans from current meta data.
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Heimerdinger matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.20. The table below shows Heimerdinger's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Heimerdinger build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Other Heimerdinger Matchups
Hardest for Heimerdinger
Easiest for Heimerdinger
Win rate and games for each matchup. Lists are ranked by the edge of the 95% range so small samples cannot top them; matchups with at least 50 games only.
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Heimerdinger vs Gangplank FAQ - Patch 26.20
Who wins Heimerdinger vs Gangplank?
Current data slightly favors Gangplank, but the sample is too limited for a strong conclusion: Heimerdinger wins 34.4% of 32 games (95% range 20.4–51.7%).
What is Heimerdinger's win rate against Gangplank?
Heimerdinger wins 34.4% of 32 Top games against Gangplank on patch 26.20 (95% range 20.4–51.7%). Based on both champions' overall Top win rates, 51.7% would be expected.
Does Heimerdinger counter Gangplank?
Not clearly. Heimerdinger wins 34.4% of 32 games against Gangplank, and the 95% range (20.4–51.7%) includes 50%, so neither champion reliably counters the other on current data.
Who wins lane, Heimerdinger or Gangplank?
Gangplank usually wins the lane: 654 gold ahead of Heimerdinger at 15 minutes on average (32 games with a 15-minute snapshot).
Does Heimerdinger outscale Gangplank?
There are too few games of each length to tell yet.
When is Gangplank strongest against Heimerdinger?
Gangplank is measurably ahead in: Lane (15 min), First item.
What should Heimerdinger build against Gangplank?
There are not enough games for a matchup-specific core, so use Heimerdinger's usual Top core: Zhonya's Hourglass, Rylai's Crystal Scepter, Rabadon's Deathcap. The biggest change against Gangplank: Imperial Mandate (under 0.5% usually, 3.1% here).
What runes should Heimerdinger use against Gangplank?
Use Heimerdinger's usual Conqueror page (Precision + Sorcery); there are too few games for a matchup-specific page. The biggest change against Gangplank: Flash + Heal (0.7% usually, 6.3% here).